Windows MSHTML 0-Day Exploited to Deploy Cobalt Strike Beacon in Targeted Attacks

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Microsoft on Wednesday disclosed details of a targeted phishing campaign that leveraged a now-patched zero-day flaw in its MSHTML platform using specially-crafted Office documents to deploy Cobalt Strike Beacon on compromised Windows systems. “These attacks used the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-40444, as part of an initial access campaign that distributed custom Cobalt Strike Beacon loaders,”…

iPad mini 6 has a major 5G weakness

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Apple touted the iPad mini 6‘s 5G connectivity as a great perk for the ultra-portable tablet, but there’s an asterisk that may sting for those expect a lot of speed from their 5G connection.  That’s a lack of mmWave 5G wireless connectivity, the flavor of 5G cellular service that currently delivers the fastest 5G performance. …